Having just recently began to be
interested in genealogy and seeking my roots, I searched the Web and found
your location. You are to be commended on the work you have done in the
newsletter endeavor and in 'pulling together' all the comments related
to the Duggans, etc.

My name is Eric Duggan from Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada. I would like to be added to the address list for the
newsletter. Thanks in advance.

The very little I have to begin
with is that the Halifax Duggans arrived in Nova Scotia in the early 1700's
in little fishing communites near Halifax - Prospect and Dover in particular.
My grandfather, Alexander, moved to the city around the turn of this century.
My father, Charles Norman, was born here in 1898. My grandmother was Elizabeth
and was also a Duggan before she married Alexander. I know there are some
Church and Vital statistic records that will give me more detail and where
to go from here - it is a matter of finding the time to BEGIN.

The family tradition is that the
original Nova Scotia Duggans came from County Cork. Some brief comments
I have seen would indicate this is very plausible.

Thought I would fill you in on my
Cornelius search, maybe someone would have some suggestions, or they might
be able to set a new tack for one of their searches.

I have recently returned from a
Sept visit to the FHL in Salt Lake City. While there I did several extensive
searches. I went through naturalizations for the Chicago area (actually
did the District Court for Northern Illinois, which takes in parts of other
states) and found a Corn naturalized in 1898 in Chicago (not sure it was
my Corn). Also did civil marriage searches for NYC (again) and Chicago
(again)--nothing.

Went through a number of city directories
trying to pin down just when or where Corn moved from place to place. Last
found in NYC 1893, Showed up in Chicago 1896, and then St. Louis 1900-died
StL 1906.

I looked in a book at SLC that had
a listing of various records in StL that were available. Found that voter
registrations were available beginning 1896 at city hall microfilm library.
Upon my return to StL area, I made arrangements to visit the microfilm
library and to my pleasure found Corn voter registration for 1900. He stated
in the registration that he was naturalized in Chicago 1898 (confirmed
the earlier finding in the District court records) and stated that he had
been in StL for two years (shows that there wasn't any stopping point long
enough for him to get married between Chicago and StL. I contacted the
Cook Co Court clerk and with a document number on the records I found in
SLC, he found another couple of documents I didn't have, the petition for
the final naturalization (filed in Chicago) and the Declaration of Intentions
first papers) filed in, of all places Pittsburgh PA. I now know Corn was
in Pittaburgh in May of 1893, in Chicago from July 1895 to Oct of 1898
and in St Louis beginning early 1899. I think I'm closing in (but I could
be wrong, have been before).

I zeroed in on StL and while I had
previously gone through the civil records, I have now gone through all
the catholic churches within a reasonable distance of their first domicile
(again, no luck). I am organizing a review of church records for Chicago
by concentrating on the churches that existed in 1899 and their locations
in relation to known addresses for Corn there. The churches existing in
1899 should be in the Chicago city directory, which I have ordered from
the FHL from the local FHC. I also went back to the cemetery where my gf
is buried and asked them to look at the original record (I have gotten
suspicious of extracts entered in computers) but they advised that there
was nothing in the original that wasn't in the computer record.

I've sent away for civil marriage
records for Pittsburgh, and also for other documents to help with the search
in Chicago (Sanborn's fire insurance maps, which show location of churches
for year of map) I plan to send for the naturalization record from the
Pittsburgh court, it might be nothing, but one never knows. Looks like
I have a lot of work to do. I keep wondering if there is any way to track
a woman from place to place in the late 1800's.

If anyone has any ideas, please
send them along. As best I can tell, these people were not notable and
didn't have much money. take care and let me know when you might go to
Ireland in 1997. I might be in a position to know Corn's townland and join
forces with you. ....jim
Date sent: Sun, 6 Oct 96To: lyman@cyberspy.comFrom: Bonnie Bedford <bedford@islandnet.com>Subject: Duggan page

Hi,

I just found your Duggan page. All
I know about my Duggan great grandmother was that her parents were from
Ireland.

I am a decendant of Sutton Fowler
Dugan and Mary Ann Walker Dugan.
Sutton was B. 1814 Ky near Covington KY,
D. 17 Feb. 1995 Riley Co KS.I believe his parents were James
Dugan and Hannah Fowler of KY.He had brothers Isaac and James, sisters Sarah Gardner
who M. at Covington KY, died K.C.KS, Altha Greenwood of IL and ? Mercier
of IL.Sutton and Mary Ann lived in Randolph Co In in 1850 census
next door to her parents Ebenezer and Sarah Walker.They lived in Fulton or Peoria CO Il for a while as daughter
Sarah M.Watson Clark Brees in Canton Fulton Co 1855 a son also married
there.Thier youngest son William was born in Dewitt Co Il.

A caravan of Dugans, Berrys, Osbornes and others went
to Riley Co KS and homesteaded ca. 1868. I have had troble finding info
before Randolph Co In.

Do you know anything about this family? Also I am interested
in your Newsletter. I do a Brees Newsletter every 3 months.

Hope to hear from you.

Donna AllenRt 2 Box 418 Stover ,
MO 65078 ( Lake of the Ozarks )

Duggan Family
Crest

There
are two Duggan Crests.

I have just received a copy of the second one
(rough sketch shown here) and I hope to have it scanned and put up on the
Crest Page soon. Its beautiful! Thanks to cousin James T Duggan of Chesterfield
MO for going to all the trouble to have copies made for me. The Crest Page
changes continuously as new information comes in. Try and visit it monthly
to see the changes. Click
here to visit the Crest Page now

Duggan Links:

It seems more and more cousins are coming on
the Internet every day. Here is a page with Links to some of those who
have web sites. Let me know if you see any new ones and I will add them
to the list. Click
here to visit the Duggan Links Page now.

hi, my name is hendrina tearle and i am researching the duggan family
for my husband. his grandfathers name was william george duggan and he
was born in aldershot england in 1893 or 1894 and migarted to australia
after the 1st world war, i am trying to trace his father
patrick william duggan who was born in ireland
and married to mary harris, he was a policeman , do you have any information
that may help me in my search

thank you henny tearle nowra nsw australia

Please document your Duggan Genealogyand send it to me for publishing and for the Archive.
When you have new data, dates etc let me know and it will be published
and archived too. These Archives will be available for many years to come...hopefully
forever. For this reason, it is a good idea to include your mailing address
so that interested parties can contact you years into the future.....cousin
Lyman